The title of director Kevin Smith’s new film, “Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” might have stirred up some controversy, but it sure is accurate.
    It’s the kind of title that lets the audience know exactly what they’re getting, for better or worse.
    For the sake of full disclosure, I’m a huge Kevin Smith fan.
    I own all his movies, I often listen to his weekly podcast, and I even have a “Jersey Girl” poster.
    I’m pretty much predestined to like any film he puts out, and “Zack and Miri” is no exception.
    The story is simple. Zack (Seth Rogan) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are platonic friends who have fallen behind on their rent and bills.
    After meeting a gay porn star at a high-school reunion, they decide that the adult film industry might be the money-making opportunity they’ve been looking for.
    They film their movie in the same fashion that Smith filmed “Clerks,” his low-budget debut.
    They convert their workplace, a Starbucks knockoff, into a set at night, filming with a security camera and using a hockey stick to hold the microphone.
    While the story is ultimately predictable, the humor makes the whole ordeal worthwhile.
    The film was raunchy enough to earn an NC-17 rating before numerous appeals, and those with a weak stomach for profanity and nudity should probably steer clear.
    Craig Robinson (Darryl on NBC’s “The Office”) steals every scene, and his performance alone is reason enough to check out “Zack and Miri.”
    Despite the immature and very adult humor, the movie does have a romantic core.
    Scenes often toe the line between romance and cheesiness, but Smith follows up cheesy lines with quick jokes, like a dash of salt to something sweet.
    “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” isn’t a great movie, but for fans of Smith’s rough style of romantic comedy, it’s an excellent treat.
    It shows that great sex makes for bad porn, but bad porn makes excellent comedy.